Country of citizenship: United States
Residence:
Los Altos,
CA,
United States
Industry: Technology
Marital Status: married
, 1 child
Stanford University, Bachelor of Arts / Science
Stanford University, Drop Out

With partner David Filo, erstwhile Internet darlings must feel a bit nostalgic, watching all the hoopla over Google's young Turks. Thirtysomethings met as grad students at Stanford in 1989, developed Internet search portal. Became Internet billionaires taking Yahoo public in 1996. Survivor of the dot-com meltdown now profitable, but may well regret making a $10 million investment in rival Google 5 years ago, despite the spectacular 5,000% return. Yahoo stopped using Google technology to run searches in February 2004, now feverishly developing competing engine of its own. Partners retain Chief Yahoo title, but this business now run by former Warner Bros. chief Terry Semel.

Distribution of Billionaires by Country
Diameter of disc reflects size of fortune. The red disc indicates Jerry Yang.

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